Slumber curler



A118 8, 1939- AN. L. SOLOMON 2,168,368

SLUMBER CURLER Filed April 27, 19:57

Y" i INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 8, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT ofi-FICE SLUMBER CURLER I Nathan L. Solomon, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application April Z7, 1937, Serial No. 139,283

20 Claims.

'I'he present invention deals with the art of curling hair and is particularly directed to an improved and simplified hair curler formed from a unitary or one piece resilient member. The

dominant object of the invention is realized in the provision of a yieldable and flexible hair curler comprising a hollow and elongated substantially cylindrical resilient tube having spaced but longitudinally disposed kerfs to Vdefine integrally lo merged but spaced hair gripping tines about which hair is coiled and having an intervening integrally connected but hinged loop adapted to be swung rearwardly of the tines preparatory to winding the hair about the tines and adapted to be swung over and straddle the wound hair to hold the latter against the tines, the loop including means cooperating with said tines to prevent displacement of the wound hair longitudinally thereof, the invention has as a further object the provision of a` relatively soft and resilient one piece hair curler safely utilized during slumber to process hair without sinking into the iiesh to cause annoyance and distress to the user.

The invention has as a further but important object to provide a cushioned relatively elongated curler comprising a one piece hollow resilient member characterized by spaced but integrally merged tines which are adapted to grip a portion of hair and about which the hair is wound, and including a swingable elastic loop normally intervening the spaced tines and integrally merged therewith and adapted to be swung rearwardly preparatory to coiling of the hair about the tines and adapted to be swung forwardly and be distended to straddle the coiled hair to hold the latter against the tines and including resilient stay means comprising a socket adapted to slidably receive the forward terminals or lips of the tines and cooperate therewith and with the coiled hair to prevent longitudinal displacement thereof relative to hair gripping tines. Other objects, advantages, and features of the invention are in part obvious pursuant to the teachings of the present disclosure and in part hereinafter more particularly set forth as the following descriptions progress and for a clearer understanding of the underlying principles of the invention attention is directed to several illustrative embodiments thereof shownin the accompanying draw- 50 ing wherein:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of one form of slumber curler according to my invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of Fig. 1.

Fig 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1 however illustrating the intervening elastic loop swung rearwardly and in a raised position.

Fig. 5 is a view similar'to Fig. 4 showing hair coiled about the spaced tines and the loop in a 5 raised position.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of Fig. 5 showing the loop in a threaded or interlocked relation with the lips or terminals of the tines to hold the coiled hair against the latter and against displacement longi- 10 tudinally thereof.

Fig. 'I is a view similar to Fig 1 showing a slightly modified form of loop and illustrating the latter in a normally closed position.

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 'l showing the 15 loop in a raised position preparatory to the insertion of a portion of hair between the perforated tines.

Fig. 9 illustrates another form of slumber curler according to the invention having a slightly modi- 20 fled form of loop and Fig. 10 is a view of the slumber curler shown in Flg.'9 and illustrating the forward end or stay of the elastic loop interposed between the tines to hold the wound hair in place. Y

The cushioned curler I0 according to the invention comprises a relatively elongated one piece or unitary substantially cylindrical tubular body having spaced and longitudinally disposed and transversely extending kerfs I2 to define the in- 30 tegrally merged but spaced tines or arms I3 and the intervening hinged loop I4 having spaced arms I5 integrally merged at the rear ends thereof with the rear part of body II and integrally merged at the forward ends thereof with the annular or socket I6 which may be considered as hair stay means and originally anv integral part of the tube I I which is made of a deformable and resilient material, preferably of a suitable rubf ber adapted to readily sustain its desired internal 40 and external contour without requiring internal orexternal support and if desired the spaced tines I3 each include a plurality of perforations I'I to facilitate ventilation. Normally the elastic substantially LJ shaped loop I4 is in a closed rela- 45 tion in respect to thespaced tines as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. In such relatio-n the pointed lips I8 are complementary to the flared portions of the arms I5 of the loop.

Where it is desired to process the hair to form a curl, the hinged loop is rst swung rearwardly tov assume the position illustrated in Fig. 4. To this end socket I6 is initially grasped and moved over one of the yieldable lips I9 of a tine I8 and thereafter the loop is swung rearwardly. With the intervening loop shifted to the rear of the curler, the tines I3 together with the rear part of tubular body form a fork having a longitudinally disposed channel or gap 20 in which a portion of the hair to be wound about the tubular body Il is initially inserted. Subsequently the hair is wound about the tines causing the latter to grip the hair interposed therebetween. Thereafter the loop is swung forwardly whereby the arms I5 thereof straddle the curl about the tines I8 and become stretched or distended. Subsequently lips I 8 of thetines are manually brought towards each other and threaded into the bore of the hollow socket or collar I8, and the forward parts or lips I8 of the tines are slidably moved into the socket causing the latter to be slightly dilated or expanded and therefore due to the normal tendency of the annular socket to contract, the socket is frictionally retained and gripped against the lines to prevent accidental shifting or removal of the socket I6 therefrom.

With the tines telescoped within the stay or socket I 8, arms I5 of the loop are distended or stretched and yieldingly bear against the curl to maintain the latter in a proper coiled relation about the tines. It is apparent therefore that with the one piece elastic curler disclosed, the hair may be readily gripped between and wound about the tines and conveniently held and since the body of the curler is yieldable and pliable it will readily conform to the contour of the head of hair o f the user without causing discomfort during slumber.

Having suitably processed the hair, the curl formed may be conveniently removed from the curler. To this end, lips I8 are slidably moved out of the socket or collar I6 and ,thereafter the loop is again swung rearwardly after which the curl may be slidably moved over the tines until it is free thereof.

According to the embodiment illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8, each arm I5 adjacent the socketed stay means I6 is provided with a substantially trlangularly shaped opening 2I to provide a greater degree of elasticity between the stay means I6 and the sides I5 of the loop. In other aspects, the construction disclosed in Figs. 7 and 8 is along the lines illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8.

In the form shown in Figs. 9 and 10' the sides I5 of the hinged loop Il are integrally connected by a stay defined by a curved or crown portion` 22. In Fig. 9, the loop is at the rear of the curler and the hair is coiled about the tines. To hold the hair in such relation, loop I 4 is swung forwardly and slightly stretched to clear one of the lips I8 to be disposed in alinement within the flared throat 2 3 formed thereby after which it is released, thereby ultimately contracting and the crown 22 abuts an adjacent end of the curl while the sides I5 of the loop are distended and straddle the curl and hence the latter is properly maintained about the tines. To remove the curl, the user simply grasps the crown or manipulating portion 22 and slightly stretches the loop permitting the latter to clear either of the lips I8 after which the curl may be quickly removed.

While the principles of the invention have been shown and described in connection with several specific embodiments thereof, `the features of vwhich have also been disclosed in detail, it is to be understood that this has been done for purposes of disclosure only and that the invention is not limited thereby but is susceptible to various changes in form and detail of its scope.

I claim:

1. A one piece resilient hair curler comprising a exible body having spaced kerfs to define spaced tines and swingable loop means having stay means adapted to removably receive corresponding portions of said tines. l

2. A one piece resilient curler comprising a flexible body having spaced kerfs to define spaced tines and an intervening swingable distendable and contractible loop having stay means.

3. A one piece resilient hair curler comprising a flexible relatively elongated body having spaced kerfs to define spaced tines and an intervening loop having stay means cooperating with hair coiled about said tines to prevent shifting of' said hair longitudinally of said tines.

4. A one piece 'resilient curler comprising a resilient body having spaced tines and an elastic loop including spaced arms integrally merged with said body and including a resilient socket integrally merged with said arms.

5. Resilient and spaced tines and a loop integrally merging therewith and having swingable means adapted to be inserted between said tines.

6. A one piece resilient hair curler having spaced tines integrally united and dening a longitudinally disposed gap, a loop having sides swingably and integrally connected to said tines and complementary to portions of said gap, and a stay integrally jointed to said sides.

7. A one piece resilient hair curler having spaced tines and a U shaped loop integrally merged with said tines and having elastic sides adapted to straddle said tines.

8, A resilient fork, and a U shaped elastic loop integrally connected to said fork and adapted to straddle the latter. v

` 9. A resilient fork adapted to grip hair and adapted to permit winding of hair thereabout, and an elastic loop integrally merged with said fork and having sides adapted to be distended to hold the coiled hair against said tines.

10. A resilient fork adapted to grip hair and adapted to permit winding of hair thereabout, and an elastic loop integrally carried by said fork and comprising stay means integrally merged therewith for holding the wound hair against longitudinal displacement relative to said tines.

11. A one piece hair curler having a resilient forkv adapted to grip hair andl adapted to permit winding of hair thereabout, a swingable and resilient loop integrally carried by said fork and having elastic arms adapted to straddle the wound hair, and a socket integral with said arms and adapted to removably receive and frictionally engage portions of said tines. u

l2. A one piece hair curler comprising a substantially cylindrical hollow and resilient body having spaced kerfs to define spaced tines and an intervening swingable loop.

13. A relative soft and resilient one piece hair curler comprising a hollow body provided with spaced longitudinally disposed kerfs to define spaced tines to grip hair and to permit winding of hair thereabout and having an intervening resilient and swingable loop comprising elastic sides to compress the hair wound about said tines and including resilient stay means cooperating with s aid wound hair and said tines to prevent longitudinal displacement of said wound hair relative to said tines. l

14. A relative soft and resilient one piece hair curler comprising a hollow body provided with spaced longitudinally disposed kerfs to define spaced tines to grip hair and to permit winding of hair thereabout and having an intervening resilient and swingable loop comprising elastic sides adapted to be distended 'to compress the hair wound about said tines, and a resilient annular collar adapted to receive end portions of said tines and frictionally engage therewith.

15. A one piece resilient hollow member having spaced kerfs to define spaced tines and an intervening swingable loop, said loop in the closed relation thereof constituting with said spaced tines complementary means to define a substantially cylindrical body.

16. A hair curler having resilient means for gripping hair and constituting means about which hair may be coiled, spaced elastic arms swingably connected to said hair gripping means, and a socket integrally carried by said arms.

1'1. A hair curler having resilient means for gripping hair and constituting means about which hair may be coiled, spaced elastic arms integrally merged with said hair gripping means, and hair stay resilient means integrally merged with said arms. v

18. A hair curler having resilient means for gripping hair and constituting means about which hair may be coiled, spaced elastic arms integrally merged with said hair grippingmeans,

and a resilient annulus integrally merged with the forward portions of said arms.

19. A one piece relatively soft and resilient hair curler comprising a hollow cylindrical body pro-v vided with spaced longitudinally disposed and alined gaps to define spaced tines to grip hair and to permit winding of hair thereaboutand having integrally merged therewith a resilient and swingabie loop comprising resilient arms adapted to straddle said body and be distended to compress the hair wound about said tines, and a resilient annular collar forming a part of said loop and adapted to receive end portions of said tines and frictionally engage therewith.

20. A one piece hair curler comprising a cylindrical and hollow body having spaced resilient tinesfor gripping hair and constituting means about which hair may be coiled, spaced elastic arms integrally merged with said body and adapted to extend beyond one end thereof, and a resilient Aannulus integrally :merged with the forward portions of said arms and adapted to removably receive and grip corresponding forward portions of said'tines.

NATHAN L. SOLOMON. 

